Druckenmiller Bets $88m on Bitdeer and Hyperliquid Strategies
Key TakeawaysStanley Druckenmiller pivoted to digital assets, acquiring a $64.7M stake in crypto miner Bitdeer in Q2.He also bought $23.1M...
Finance
Treasury Boss Targets Bond Yields
Key TakeawaysBessent said Treasury buybacks could exceed $4 billion per operation.Bitcoin stands above $72,000 per unit Aug. 20 as long-term...
Nasdaq Sets December 6 Launch for Nearly 23-Hour Trading Day
Key TakeawaysNasdaq targets Dec. 6, 2026 to launch a 9 PM-4 AM ET overnight session, nearing a 23-hour trading day.The...
Citi Brings Bitcoin Into Custody+ as Markets Move Toward 24/7
Key TakeawaysCiti expects to launch institutional bitcoin custody later this year.More than 80% of Citi’s total event volume is processed...
Crypto Stocks Break Free as Wall Street Buckles Under Iran Risk
Key TakeawaysStrategy gained about 5% as bitcoin held above $63,000 during Monday’s Wall Street decline.MARA and Circle rose about 4%...
The Great Long-Bond Selloff Forces a Brutal Fiscal Reckoning
Key TakeawaysFrance’s 30-year OAT yield neared 4.85%, its highest range since the 2008 crisis.U.S. 30-year Treasury yields reached 5.22%, lifting...
MSCI Proposal Could Boot Strategy, Metaplanet From Indexes
Key TakeawaysMSCI’s proposal could delete Strategy and Metaplanet from its Global Investable Market Indexes as soon as November 2026.A simulation...
Inflation Cools, Bitcoin Stalls as Fed Faces Its Next Big Test
Key TakeawaysU.S. CPI eased to 3.4% in July, extending inflation’s retreat from May’s 4.2% peak.Federal Reserve pressure eased as core...
Gold Hits 2-Month High Above $4,400 as China Keeps Hoarding
Key TakeawaysGold crossed $4,400 on Aug. 11 before spot prices eased to $4,378.50 by noon EDT.China’s PBOC added 20 tonnes...
Grayscale Pulls Three Altcoin ETF Filings in Just 190 Seconds
Key TakeawaysGrayscale withdrew Form RW filings for ADA, HBAR and DOT trusts between 4:33 and 4:36 p.m. ET on Aug....
Fed Hike Bets Crack as September Hold Odds Storm Into Lead
Key TakeawaysPolymarket gives a September Fed hold 63% odds after more than $20.3 million traded.Kalshi prices a Fed hold at...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Buys $21M in Block, $2.3M in SpaceX
Key TakeawaysArk Invest bought 267,676 Block shares worth about $21 million on August 6.Cathie Wood’s fund also added 20,318 SpaceX...
Strategy Bets on Trump Accounts to Mint the Next Investor Class
Key TakeawaysStrategy will add $250 yearly to eligible employees’ children’s accounts.Strategy will match the Treasury’s $1,000 seed for qualifying newborns.Strategy’s...
Blackrock Brings 2 Tokenized Money Market Funds to Stablecoin Issuers
Key TakeawaysBlackrock launched BSTBL and BRSRV as 2 tokenized cash funds for institutions.Blackrock’s $1.073T cash arm could deepen the $8.4T...
Bithumb Locks In 2028 IPO as Crypto Listing Race Heats Up
Key TakeawaysBithumb targets a 2028 IPO with a preliminary listing filing set for 2027.A February ledger error involving 620,000 BTC,...
Japan, US Plot Yen Rescue as Speculators Face Reckoning
Key TakeawaysJapan and the U.S. may unveil a joint yen policy next week, Kyodo News and CNBC reports.Japan sold up...
Central Bank Gold Purchases Jump 62% to 288.9 Tonnes in Q2
Key TakeawaysCentral bank gold demand hit a Q2 record of 289 tonnes, rebounding sharply from a weak Q1.Poland led purchases...
Fed Hike Odds Surge as Warsh Unleashes Hawkish Warning
Key TakeawaysThe Fed held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% on July 29 in a 9-3 vote with three dissents.CME Fedwatch...
Fed Holds Rates, but 3 Hawkish Rebels Demand Hike as Inflation Fight Erupts
Key TakeawaysThe Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% in a 9-3 vote on July 29, 2026.Hammack, Kashkari and...
Prediction Markets Say Hold, Citadel Securities Says Fed Will Hike as Trump Pressures Central Bank
Key TakeawaysKalshi puts Fed hold odds at 73% ahead of the July 29 FOMC decision.Citadel Securities’ Frank Flight bets on...
CME Launches Single-Stock Futures on 50-Plus Top US Stocks as Its Crypto Derivatives Arm Keeps Growing
Key TakeawaysCME Group rolled out 77 single-stock futures contracts covering Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and 50-plus other stocks.The new contracts trade...
Argentina Opens the Door to USD Wages as Central Bank Approves Dollar Salary Accounts
Key TakeawaysArgentina’s Central Bank directed private banks to process US dollar wages, expanding financial options.The policy targets dollar-earning firms, allowing...
